Christmas present that I'm just getting to, but should also serve as a source for my masters thesis. It's a pretty good read if you are interested in the day to day activities of command in Iraq interspersed with action in the field during the search for Sadaam.

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"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote." Ben franklin

"The Ups and Downs of Raising a Bipolar Child: A Survival Guide for Parents"; and"A Clash of Kings" by George R R Martin; and"Becoming a Woman of Extraordinary Faith: What If You Gave It All to God?" by Julie Clinton

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"Y'all know you're the only ones with the Jesus fish in the titty bar parking lot" - Name*********************************************************Cancer Sucks

Been reading Caesar's Civil War with what little time I have. His book on the war in Gaul is so much better and apparently more genuine that this one is coming along painfully slow. The preface actually states outright that only the first third is "probably" Caesar and the remainder is absolutely not his words.

Now reading, "Ghost Story: A Novel of the Dresden Files" by Jim Butcher.

When an unknown someone shoots him and leaves him to die, Harry Dresden hopes he might be heading to a better place. Unfortunately, being dead doesn’t make Harry’s life any easier.

Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. Only by finding his murderer can he save his friends and move on—a feat which would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death.

Now, the late Harry Dresden will have to pull off the ultimate trick without using any magic—or face an eternity as just another lost soul…

EMPIRE is the coming-of-age story of Reza Gard, a young boy of the Human Confederation who is swept up in the century-long war with the alien Kreelan Empire. Nightmarish female warriors with blue skin, fangs, and razor sharp talons, the Kreelans have technology that is millennia beyond that of the Confederation, yet they seek out close combat with sword and claw, fighting and dying to honor their god-like Empress.

Captured and enslaved, Reza must live like his enemies in a grand experiment to see if humans have souls, and if one may be the key to unlocking an ages old curse upon the Kreelan race. Enduring the brutal conditions of Kreelan life, Reza and a young warrior named Esah-Zhurah find themselves bound together by fate and a prophecy foretold millennia before they were born.

Continuing the "Song of Ice and Fire" series... Now on "A Feast for Crows." Man, this one is the weakest one so far. Not enough going on and the interesting characters are left out for the next installment. I guess I find that I don't give a damn about the people on the Iron Islands. Maybe that'll change once things get moving?